| Freshwater Fury: Yarns and Reminiscences of the Greatest Storm in Inland Navigation Contributor(s): Barcus, Frank (Author), Barcus Warren, Rachelle (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0814318282 ISBN-13: 9780814318287 Publisher: Great Lakes Books Series OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| Dewey: 977.031 |
| LCCN: 86015799 |
| Series: Great Lakes Books |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.12" W x 9.08" (0.59 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Up and down the Great Lakes, wherever captains and seamen met, one of the chief topics of conversation is still the Great Storm-the worst disaster in Great Lakes history. By men of the Lakes, November 9, 1913 will always be remembered as Black Sunday, for it brought death to hundreds of their companions and destruction to scores of ships of the Lakes fleet. Each man who survived the Storm has a fascinating story to tell. Freshwater Fury is the first comprehensive history of the Great Storm. Author Frank Barcus, who has met and talked with many survivors during his trips on Lakes freighters over the past twenty years, presents here their vivid eye-witness accounts. The many drawings, maps, and diagrams executed by the author add pictorial interest to the story of this dramatic struggle between men and the elements. |